McCarren Park Swizzle

1 oz Bison grass vodka

1⁄2 oz Pear eau de vie

3⁄4 oz Lemon juice

1⁄2 oz Falernum

1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain

1⁄2 oz Sorel liqueur

1 spg Mint

4 ds Bitters (2 ds each Peychaud's and Ango, as garnish)

Instructions

Shake, strain over pebble ice or crushed ice. Top with more ice, 2-3 dashes of Peychaud's and Angostura bitters, and a thin lemon twist snaked around the base of a slapped mint sprig. Serve with straw.

Notes

Along with great bakeries, cheap booze, trendy brunch spots, and recent hipsters looking to put all that nonsense behind them and settle down, Greenpoint, Brooklyn is home to a sizable Polish population. I honor them with this summery swizzle containing the Polish favorite bison grass vodka, matched here to pear brandy rather than the usual apple juice, and complemented with pie spice and elderflower flavors. Named for the nearby McCarren Park, with a tip of the hat to the classic Queen's Park Swizzle.

Cocktail summary

Created by

Rafa García Febles, NYC.

Year

2013

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author's original creation

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5 stars

(6 ratings)

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From other users

- had no sorel liqueur, so I subbed in a smaller amount of Hibiscus syrup instead (10ml syrup instead of 15ml liq.). - all the flavors meld very well. You taste more pear than the amount of pear eau de vie would have you suspect.
Incredible accentuation of the brandy or eat de vie. I used my favorite st george — ★★★★★
2 5-stars
Pie spice, apple, pear, mint, elderflower, a million flavors, refreshment. — ★★★★★

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Comments

Gonna try gonna try...

The Clear Creek pear brandy is hugely assertive, so people who aren't as obsessed with it as I currently am should probably cut it back to 3/4 oz, or even 1/2.

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Incredible accentuation of the pear eau de vie. I used st george pear brandy which was phenomenal. The slightly tart finish of the sorel is sheer genius!